Senior Solutions Architect

Description

We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us!

Your Opportunity

Solutions Architects are the trusted advisors to New Relic’s current and prospective customers. As part of the Strategic Solutions Architect (SA) Organization, you will support the observability transformation initiatives of New Relic’s clients.

Solutions Architects work collaboratively with New Relic customers across all segments, including Sales, Engineering, Product Management, and Marketing organizations. You will collaborate on strategic engagements that require a high degree of strategic planning, consulting, hands-on technical expertise, and internal cross-departmental collaboration within New Relic.

Solutions Architects help shape and execute a strategy to build awareness and drive broad usage of the New Relic platform with customers, becoming their trusted advisor. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated with a proven track record in software/technology sales or consulting. The ability to connect technical solutions with measurable business value is fundamental to a Solutions Architect. Candidates must also demonstrate the ability to think strategically about business, product, and technical problems.

You will specialize in leading expansion and observability penetration opportunities by providing thought leadership for solution design, best practice implementation, and technical problem-solving. You will enable the measurement and analysis of the success of New Relic's go-to-market strategy in both the penetration and expansion phases.

If you are passionate about helping customers solve business problems with observability and ultimately being a trusted advisor, the Solutions Architect position could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with sales and technical success managers, you will lead blueprint engagements that ultimately guide the customer on how to achieve their observability goals with the New Relic platform while also aligning with the business.
• Understand and document the customer's current and desired state of observability and design solutions to address identified gaps.
• Engage with customers on-site and remotely to accelerate transformation initiatives and observability maturity for New Relic customers and prospects.
• Build the brand, trust, and credibility in the observability space by developing artifacts such as reference architectures, technical blogs, conference presentations, and a field resource repository.
• Continuously improve your technical, communication, and professional skills with a focus on personal mastery and team learning through activities such as training, reading, and seeking mentorship from others.
• Your Qualifications

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional experience developing in at least one programming language such as Java, Python, or Golang.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent).
• Hands-on experience and functional understanding of OpenTelemetry standards and other OSS such as Prometheus and Grafana.
• Experience in observability with New Relic, Splunk, AppDynamics, DataDog, Dynatrace, Grafana Labs, or other observability platforms.
• Understanding of Incident Management and Service Level measurement approaches (SLI/SLO).
• Experience with DevOps, SRE, and Platform Engineering service delivery disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native technologies - Kubernetes, Docker, serverless.
• Presentation and communication skills at both technical and executive levels.
• Ability to analyze and interpret business requirements and customer interactions to anticipate and guide their needs.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the customer organization, from executive to developer/practitioner level.
• Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• The company does not support or sponsor O-1, F-1, or J-1 visas, or candidates who require commencement of an H-1B "cap case" petition for future work authorization. This position is to be filled as soon as possible.
• LI-MM4. remote
• The pay range below represents a reasonable estimate of the on target earnings (salary plus target sales incentives) for the listed position. This role is eligible for a commission plan (as defined in the sales incentive plan document). Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on job-related factors such as an applicant’s skills, qualifications, and experience.
• New Relic provides a variety of benefits for this role, including healthcare, dental, vision, parental leave and planning, mental health benefits, a 401(k) plan and match, flex time-off, 11 paid holidays, volunteer time off, and other competitive benefits designed to improve the lives of our employees.
• Estimated On-Target Earnings Range
• $226,000 - $283,000 USD
• Fostering a diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best, most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics’ different backgrounds and abilities, and recognize the different paths they took to reach us – including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. We’re looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes.
• We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a flexible workforce model. This model allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success, including fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid.